Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying natural resource management, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management
• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

WVU Natural Resource Management Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in resource management, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Resource Management Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the resource management majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of resource management master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resource Management

If you plan to be a resource management major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry

Careers That Resource Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in resource management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,460	$43,590
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Firefighters	830	$36,820
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	390	$21,270
Police and Detective Supervisors	240	$66,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.